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2. Westfjords Heritage Museum - Wikipedia

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   The Westfjords Heritage Museum (Icelandic: Byggðasafn Vestfjarða [ˈpɪɣðaˌsapn ˈvɛstˌfjarða]) is a museum in Ísafjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland.. The museum is based on maritime heritage and gives an insight into the local Westfjords fisheries and fishing industry as well the life of the fishermen, their families and the coastal culture through the centuries.

3. Ísafjarðardjúp - Wikipedia

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   Ísafjarðardjúp (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈiːsaˌfjarðarˌtjuːp] ⓘ) is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland. [1] Its name translates to Depth of the fjord of sea ice . Originally named simply Ísafjörður, the semantic run around happened through the -Deep meaning the inner parts of the fjord being reapplied throughout ...

4. Ísafjörður - Wikipedia

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   The Westfjords are known to be the coolest area in Iceland at sea level. Ísafjörður has a tundra climate (Köppen climate classification: ET), closely bordering on either a dry-summer subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsc) or a cold-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csc), depending on using the 0 ...

5. Skutulsfjörður - Wikipedia

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   View of Skutulsfjörður from the top of Kubbi. Skutulsfjörður is the westernmost fjord branching off the major Icelandic fjord of Ísafjarðardjúp.The town of Ísafjörður is located in the fjord.

6. Vigur - Wikipedia

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   Vigur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɪːɣʏr̥] ⓘ) is the second largest island of the Ísafjarðardjúp fjord in Westfjords, Iceland. Located just south of the Arctic Circle , the island is around 2 kilometres (6,600 ft) in length and 400 metres (1,300 ft) in width.

7. Westfjords - Wikipedia

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   In addition, Látrabjarg cliffs in the south-west of the peninsula are the most important seabird nesting site in Iceland, and one of the most important in Europe. The most common birds in the Westfjords are the Arctic tern , northern fulmar , black-legged kittiwake , Atlantic puffin , common guillemot , black guillemot , red-necked phalarope ...